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Shell bracelet
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 44
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.) diameter
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.277
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Bracelets and armlets
DescriptionFrom Mesaid
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 44, no. 3. [M/44/3]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.